Navy Operation Support Center where he rammed into the front gate. According to Law Enforcement, it was a harrowing gunfight since abdulazeez had so much ammunition. Another source says he was strapped with several weapons including an ak47 style gun and packed 30 round magazines. In the end he killed four marines and wounded three others before police shot and killed him. Our nation mourns the senseless loss of four of our nations heros. Reporter an unidentified relative of the gunman tells affiliate kprc the family cant even process what happened. We were shocked like everybody else in this nation. Reporter abdulazeez is described as a devoted muslim and a trained mixed martial artist. Every time he talk to me he shook my hand. Never raised his voice. Reporter a friend and former coach saw the shooter about a month ago. He said abdulazeez recently traveled to jordan or yemen for a period of time in the past two years, supposedly teaching children wrestling. I asked his dad where is h
In the United States and around the world. Im george howell. And im Natalie Allen, youre watching cnn news room. Our top story is from chattanooga, tennessee, were following breaking news there. A tragedy the mayor call ss a nightmare. Shootings at two u. S. Military installations in the city are now being investigated as possible acts of terror. Four marines killed. At least three other people wounded after a gunman opened fire with an ak47style weapon targeting these sites, a military Recruitment Office and then a navy center within minutes. Police killed the suspect, 24yearold Mohammod Youssuf abdulazeez. He was born in kuwait and had u. S. Citizenship and was a naturalized citizen. He had recently traveled to the middle east but was not in the data base ss of any suspected terrorists. We are checking any possible places he could have resided. Visited where he shopped. Where he went to school. Who his friends were. If he worked out at a gym. Every possible lead. So we have informati
Gabriel who is standing by for us. A fox news correspondent, a former navy fighter pilot. Thank you for joining us. Youve been listening to the information as it has continued to come in. Weve learned the pilot had around 6,000 flight hours. The plane disappearing, possibly around 37,000 feet. Also communication with the pilot, or any communication from the flight ending around 10 minutes before it disappeared from radar. What does all of that tell you could have happened on board . The most suspicious thing is that it disappeared at 37,000 feet from radar. Airplanes dont just, if something disappears from radar, either would you see it descending or something probably happened that caused to it break up in flight. Of course, were all speculating. We need the information to come in. It is extremely unusual for an aircraft to just disappear at 37,000 feet. You mention that had this pilot has a lot of experience in hours. Thats true. The most interesting thing im hearing is the loss of c
Latest to find out what happened to their family members and loved ones. What theyre telling us right now is that egyptian officials are very uncertain about how the plane went down, but what they are telling them it did in fact hit the water. It crashed into the mediterranean. This is different from the official line we are getting from various government officials saying they are not saying this plane has crashed yet although it is eight and a half hours after it disappeared from radar. Right now, the main focus is on the strip of water 175 miles north of the egyptian coastline. Thats where we have the Egyptian Military searching the area. The navy is out there. The coast guard is out there. They are cooperating with the greeks to find what is left of the plane. So hope of a possible survivor. Right now, this very much is a search and rescue operation and the families behind me waiting to hear the latest updates. They are expressing frustration. Rightfully so. Ian, eight hours after
Transmitted this data indicates a smoke alerlt in toilet and in the avionics compartment. An aviation specialist told fox news this could mean there was a fire on board which could have caused the planes controls to completely fail. Now until the aircraft is recovered, investigators wont be able to learn exactly what happened. Several countries including france have joined in the search and rescue operation and today the first items of wreckage were discovered. The Egyptian Navy says its ships recovered personal items with what is parts of the plane such as seats, they found human remains, too, a sad confirmation that none of the 66 passengers and crew is likely to have survived the crash. The debris was discovered 180 miles north of egypts coast not far from where the last signal from the flight was. Picked up. The next step is to locate the main body of the aircraft, something this u. S. Navy plane is assisting with and as always, it will be crucial to recover the black boxes. So far